Montreal DragonFly

Our Attendance sheet has successfully migrated to Dragonfly web site. Just use the usual URL and replace “mud-q.com” to “montrealdragonfly.org” (I am not going to post the full URL here).

Regular attendance update email is still happening and I will post the full URL in the email.

Dragonflyers, go check your status and keep up your attendance!

Also our original web address http://www.montreal-dragonfly.ca/ is now forwarded to http://montrealdragonfly.org main site

Arden asks: “Does this website build by php or ruby or java? Where are you host it?” I’m glad you asked! Here’s the quick answer.

The Montreal DragonFly site is powered by WordPress, a publishing platform written in PHP and backed by MySQL. The site’s currently hosted on GoDaddy.com.

For the technically inclined/curious, more details after the jump.

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This video of the Philadelphia Dragonboat Team demonstrates how to hold it together when getting rammed by another boat.

They get bumped, their steerer loses his balance, they go completely off course, but they keep goin’ at it, the drummer reigns’em in back on course, the steerer recovers, and they win the race. As they say on their site, seeing is believing. Freakin’ awesome.

Here you are, paddling in all your glory. Starting with the right side…

… followed by the left side…

Here’s a nice little gem. Arden — while completely sober, I assure you — promises to beat Winston at the 10km run.